Image of woman in Russian proverbs: linguocultural analysis

The article presents a linguistic and cultural analysis of the image of a woman in Russian proverbs. The research is aimed at determining the cultural specifics of the image of a woman in the Russian mind, as well as gender stereotypes reflected in proverbs. The language corpus includes 251 paremias. The study revealed the following constant characteristics: emotionality, cunningness, treachery, conflictness, unpredictability and variability of desires, talkativeness, stubbornness, low intelligence, domesticity, thriftiness, attractive appearance. Both negative and positive features of the female image are presented. The study demonstrates that language acts as an important tool for reinforcing gender stereotypes and reflects traditional views about the female role in society.